Masataka Yanagida
Masataka Yanagida (born 4 June 1979, in Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver.
Career
The son of successful racing driver Haruhito Yanagida, a runner-up in the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Masataka began his career in karting in 1993. In 1997 he raced in Formula Renault Campus in France, before stepping up to the main French Formula Renault Championship in 1998. He moved on to Formula Dream in 1999, taking five victories in the 2000 season.[1]
In 2001 he began racing in Japanese F3 and Japanese GT. He finished seventh in the F3 standings and fourth in the GT300 class in Japanese GT, where he raced with Yuji Ide. He improved to finish third in GT300 in 2002, before winning the class in 2003. He returned to F3 in 2004, but could only finish 10th. He moved up to the GT500 class of Super GT in 2005, finishing fifth in the standings, sharing with Michael Krumm.
He made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan at Okayama for the Wiechers-Sport team.
Racing record
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | TAI 6 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG 12 |
FUJ 2 |
MOT 9 |
SUZ 2 |
MIN 12 |
4th | 53 | ||
| 2002 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | TAI 4 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 1 |
SEP 3 |
FUJ 3 |
MOT 4 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ Ret |
3rd | 70 | |
| 2003 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT300 | TAI 6 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG 17 |
FUJ 3 |
FUJ 21 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 4 |
SUZ 2 |
1st | 77 | |
| 2004 | Team Daishin | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT300 | TAI 19 |
SUG 14 |
SEP 6 |
TOK 3 |
MOT 4 |
AUT 19 |
SUZ 7 |
6th | 33 | ||
| 2005 | NISMO | Nissan Z | GT500 | OKA 12 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 6 |
SUG 7 |
MOT 4 |
FUJ 9 |
AUT 2 |
SUZ 8 |
5th | 57 | |
| 2006 | Kondo Racing | Nissan Z | GT500 | SUZ 10 |
OKA 10 |
FUJ 10 |
SEP 8 |
SUG 10 |
SUZ 5 |
MOT 6 |
AUT 14 |
FUJ 3 |
13th | 34 |
| 2007 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Z | GT500 | SUZ 10 |
OKA 13 |
FUJ 4 |
SEP 7 |
SUG 4 |
SUZ 8 |
MOT 11 |
AUT 7 |
FUJ 15 |
12th | 30 |
| 2008 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 2 |
OKA 15 |
FUJ 12 |
SEP 2 |
SUG 13 |
SUZ 4 |
MOT 7 |
AUT 5 |
FUJ 11 |
7th | 57 |
| 2009 | MOLA | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT300 | OKA 7 |
SUZ 3 |
FUJ 6 |
SEP 4 |
SUG 6 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ 9 |
AUT 8 |
MOT 7 |
7th | 62 |
| 2010 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Fairlady Z | GT300 | SUZ 5 |
OKA 3 |
FUJ 5 |
SEP 5 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ C |
MOT 1 |
1st | 64 | |
| 2011 | MOLA | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 10 |
SEP 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 7 |
AUT 2 |
MOT 2 |
1st | 90 | |
| 2012 | MOLA | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 7 |
FUJ 8 |
SEP 14 |
SUG 3 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 2 |
1st | 93 | |
| 2013 | NISMO | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 3 |
FUJ Ret |
SEP 9 |
SUG 3 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 9 |
AUT 8 |
MOT 8 |
6th | 50 | |
| 2014 | MOLA | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 10 |
FUJ Ret |
AUT 2 |
SUG 7 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 13 |
BUR Ret |
MOT 5 |
11th | 31 | |
| 2015 | MOLA | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 8 |
FUJ 10 |
CHA 1 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 6 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 6 |
MOT Ret |
6th | 50 | |
| 2016 | MOLA | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 9 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 12 |
CHA 13 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 10 |
7th | 43 | |
| 2017 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS | GT300 | OKA 14 |
FUJ 14 |
AUT 13 |
SUG 20 |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ Ret |
CHA 23 |
MOT 8 |
20th | 5 | |
| 2018 | Runup Rivaux GT-R | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2017) | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
CHA |
FUJ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
NC | 0 | |
| 2020 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | FUJ (1) |
FUJ (2) |
SUZ (1) |
MOT (1) |
FUJ (3) |
SUZ (2) |
MOT (2) |
FUJ (4) |
* | * |
* Season still in progress
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Masataka Yanagida. |
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Career statistics at Driver Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Takashi Kogure Loïc Duval |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2011–2012 with: Ronnie Quintarelli |
Succeeded by Kohei Hirate Yuji Tachikawa |